Atlapedia
Contains full-color physical maps, political maps, as well as key facts and statistics on countries of the world.
Ancient China (Indy Kids)
Tons of links about all the dynasties from Ancient China, Early Imperial China, Classical Imperial China, and Later Imperial China, along with information about their inventions
Ancient Greece: from PBS You'll find an interactive timeline of Greek civilization, some short video clips, plus educational resources for teachers.
Ancient Rome: from PBS Contains information about the Romans and how the empire was built; interactive timelines and quizzes are just two of the features you will find. Also includes teacher resources, including lesson plans and video clips.
Best of History Websites
This website is a portal that provides a lot of links to history websites which are well-organized by time period.
Colonial Williamsburg
Multimedia is this website's claim to fame. Slide shows, video clips, and more help students explore a broad range of topics relating to the colonial era in the United States.
Free Rice
Geography practice on this website nets two results: mastery of the topic and food for the hungry. For every question a student correctly answers, 20 grains of rice are donated through the UN World Food Program to fight hunger all over the world!
Kids.Gov
Provides links to Federal children's sites along with some of the best kids' sites from other organizations all grouped by topic/subject area.
Library of Congress: American Memory
Contains a virtually limitless digital photo collection of historical moments in American history, including primary and secondary source documents in digital format.
National Geographic for Kids
Main tabs are Animals, Games, Videos, Stories, and Activities. Each tab contains its own special feature with related Cool Clicks that may be games, contests, and interactive activities. Fascinating and FUN website!
Reelfoot Lake
This page contains links to websites with information about the series of earthquakes that occurred at the New Madrid fault during 1811-12. There are eyewitness accounts, photographs, as well as geological and ecological information.
Tennessee History for Kids History Bill takes us on video field trips across the state of Tennessee. Along the way, he finds out cool trivia and historical information about the state of Tennessee, including the six physical regions. There's also an interactive trivia quiz. TOTALLY FABULOUS!
Internet Archive: Wayback Machine
This is basically a listing of portals. There are some collections, such as September 11th, that lists links for you to visit. Since this is web archive, some may or may not be available.
Women in World History
Famous and influential women are profiled on this website. Biographies, ancient civilizations, lessons, history mysteries, and more can be found. Teacher resources include lesson plans and activity ideas.
You Be the Historian An interactive investigation into the lives of a Delaware family who lived during the early 1800's.
SOCIAL STUDIES WEBSITES
Atlapedia
Contains full-color physical maps, political maps, as well as key facts and statistics on countries of the world.
Ancient China (Indy Kids)
Tons of links about all the dynasties from Ancient China, Early Imperial China, Classical Imperial China, and Later Imperial China, along with information about their inventions
Ancient Egypt: Interactive Games from National Geographic
A short quiz testing the reader's knowledge about Ancient Egypt can be found; below are related games for Ancient Inca, Stonehenge, and Cool Cats.
Ancient Greece: from PBS
You'll find an interactive timeline of Greek civilization, some short video clips, plus educational resources for teachers.
Ancient Rome: from PBS
Contains information about the Romans and how the empire was built; interactive timelines and quizzes are just two of the features you will find. Also includes teacher resources, including lesson plans and video clips.
Ben's Guide to U.S. Government
Everything you always wanted to know about how the United States government works.
Best of History Websites
This website is a portal that provides a lot of links to history websites which are well-organized by time period.
Colonial Williamsburg
Multimedia is this website's claim to fame. Slide shows, video clips, and more help students explore a broad range of topics relating to the colonial era in the United States.
FedStats - Federal Government Statistics for Kids
Links to all U.S. Government agencies with statistical information for K-12 students.
Free Rice
Geography practice on this website nets two results: mastery of the topic and food for the hungry. For every question a student correctly answers, 20 grains of rice are donated through the UN World Food Program to fight hunger all over the world!
Kids.Gov
Provides links to Federal children's sites along with some of the best kids' sites from other organizations all grouped by topic/subject area.
History & Politics Out Loud
Contains film clips and politically significant recordings. For all ages.
Library of Congress: American Memory
Contains a virtually limitless digital photo collection of historical moments in American history, including primary and secondary source documents in digital format.
National Geographic for Kids
Main tabs are Animals, Games, Videos, Stories, and Activities. Each tab contains its own special feature with related Cool Clicks that may be games, contests, and interactive activities. Fascinating and FUN website!
Reelfoot Lake
This page contains links to websites with information about the series of earthquakes that occurred at the New Madrid fault during 1811-12. There are eyewitness accounts, photographs, as well as geological and ecological information.
Tennessee History for Kids
History Bill takes us on video field trips across the state of Tennessee. Along the way, he finds out cool trivia and historical information about the state of Tennessee, including the six physical regions. There's also an interactive trivia quiz. TOTALLY FABULOUS!
Internet Archive: Wayback Machine
This is basically a listing of portals. There are some collections, such as September 11th, that lists links for you to visit. Since this is web archive, some may or may not be available.
Women in World History
Famous and influential women are profiled on this website. Biographies, ancient civilizations, lessons, history mysteries, and more can be found. Teacher resources include lesson plans and activity ideas.
You Be the Historian
An interactive investigation into the lives of a Delaware family who lived during the early 1800's.